Amazon's Impressive Success With The Kindle Fire In One Chart

But, you already knew that! Just about every story for the past
two years on Android phone makers has centered on Samsung's
dominance of the field.

So, here's something you may not know: Amazon is the second
biggest Android success story.

Ad network Chitika published
a chart that broke down North American Android web traffic
share by manufacturer. Samsung is the clear winner with 55.5% of
all Android traffic.

Tied for second is Amazon with 8.2%. Amazon only makes the Kindle
Fire tablet, whereas the other companies in this chart make
smartphones. You'd expect the smartphone makers to have a bigger
share of web usage than Amazon, but apparently not.

Now, the caveats. This is North America only. Amazon is a big,
powerful brand in the U.S. Outside of the U.S., we doubt it would
have such a big share.

Still, this is impressive. It suggests that if Amazon does go
into the phone market, as has long been rumored, it could make an
impact.

While we're talking caveats... one other thing to mention about
this chart. Chitika says that Android
only accounts for 35% of web traffic in North America. iOS
accounts for 65%. Again, this is North America where Apple is
strongest. Still, it cuts counter to the idea that Android has
all the market share and is running away with the smartphone
industry.